a hop, skip, and a jump



a hop, skip, and a jump

Fig. a short distance. Bill lives just a hop, skip, and a jump from here. We can be there in two minutes. My car is parked just a hop, skip, and a jump away.
See also: and, jump

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Takouhi-Armenian
Abdul-Rahman-Arabic
TeuvoTE-oo-voFinnish
Ede-Hungarian
Cinderella[.sində'relə]
Edwyna-English (Rare)